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2010 Jump$tart National Educator Conference: Register Now!! 2010 Jump$tart National Educator Conference: Register Now!!
Calling all classroom teachers of any subject and any grade! The Jump$tart Coalition is pleased to announce its second National Educator Conference devoted entirely to personal finance education, Pre-K through High School. Read More...
Clearinghouse Clearinghouse
Jump$tart's aim is to identify high-quality personal finance materials for educational use. The Clearinghouse is a database of personal finance resources available from a variety of education providers such as government, business and non-profit organizations. Read More...
Meet Jump$tart's 2010 Summer Intern Meet Jump$tart's 2010 Summer Intern
Meet the Jump$tart Coalition’s 2010 Intern, James Ma. Although, James has now headed back to Indiana and to school, he left us with some closing thoughts on a college student’s view about financial literacy. Read More...
Sec. of Education Arne Duncan Receives 2010 Federal Leadership Award Sec. of Education Arne Duncan Receives 2010 Federal Leadership Award
The Jump$tart Coalition presented two “Federal Leadership Awards” at its 2010 Annual Awards Dinner. Sheila C. Bair, FDIC Chairman received the first, and Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, the second. The award recognizes current members of either the U.S. Congress or Federal Government who have demonstrated support for financial education and youth financial literacy. Read More...
Spotlight on Curriculum Spotlight on Curriculum
MoneySKILL® is a free, online personal finance curriculum aimed at the millions of high school and college students who graduate each year without a basic understanding of money management fundamentals. Developed by the AFSA Education Foundation, the 34-module course educates young adults on the content areas of income, expenses, saving and investing, credit and insurance. It is designed to be used as all or part of a course in personal finance, economics, business, math, and social studies. Read More...
National Financial Capability Challenge National Financial Capability Challenge
Results of the 2010 National Financial Capability Challenge are now available on the Challenge website. Congratulations to the 76,892 U.S. high school students who took the challenge! The National Financial Capability Challenge is a non-monetary awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high-school aged youth across the United States. Read More...

 

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